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Can’t hire? Can’t get hired? How to avoid the “Great Mismatch” trap!
Employers don’t like the applicants, and applicants don’t like the jobs. What’s going on? And is the problem permanent?
Q&A: Schneider Electric CIO talks IT staffing, sustainability, and digital transformation
Bobby Cain recently took over as Schneider Electric's CIO and immediately faced many of the same issues other tech firms routinely address. To address them, he says, the role of a CIO must change.
Are tech firms really firing their IT workers? No.
Headlines about 'tech' layoffs abound, but the reports can be misleading. While Big Tech companies may be letting workers go, the layoffs aren't dominated by IT talent firings. In fact, there are fewer IT workers than job openings — a...
How AI can help find new employees
Artificial intelligence can help hiring managers and recruiters discover talent, reducing the time it takes to get them onboard a company. But there are risks associated with a process often automated by a chatbot.
Bad onboarding can lead to high quit rates for new workers
A large percentage of employees are disatisfied with their experience of joining a company, and a recent survey shows nearly half of new hires plan to quit soon after joining a company. That's especially true for remote workers.
Skills-based hiring continues to rise as degree requirements fade
A growing number of organizations are dropping traditional college degree requirements in favor of skills gained through alternative methods — and soft skills that are more innate than learned.
As four-day workweek trial ends, most companies stick with the change
The world's largest study on a four-day work week found company revenue went up while sick days taken and employee burnout went down.
Job seekers are using ChatGPT to write resumes — and nabbing jobs
Increasingly, AI-generative technology is being used to create resumes — and according to a new survey, it often helps its users land a new job.
Most in-demand skills for 2023, according to LinkedIn
The online job and social site listed the top skills in areas such as IT, as well as engineering, recruiting, sales, and marketing.
Twilio announces fresh round of layoffs, impacting 17% of its workforce
In addition to the layoffs, which would impact about 1,400 employees, the company is undergoing an internal restructuring to create two business units, Twilio Communications and Twilio Data & Applications.
GitHub lays off 10% of workforce, plans to go fully remote to cut costs
The Microsoft-owned software development and version control service provider said the layoffs and the shift to remote work are designed to protect the short-term health of its business.
Dell Technologies to lay off 6,650 staffers
In addition to the downsizing, the company would introduce a slew of changes that include changing the structure of its sales team and integrating the services division of its consumer and infrastructure businesses.
Over 100K of unfilled jobs for IT workers eliminated in the US: Report
Uncertain macroeconomic conditions and measures to cut costs across technology companies have resulted in the elimination of open IT roles.
PayPal to lay off 2,000 employees
The online payments company becomes the latest tech employer to announce mass layoffs.
The Great Resignation: Where did the millions who quit their jobs go?
Tens of millions of people quit work during the pandemic and continue to do so even now. A recently released survey shows they're not unhappy with their choice to leave.
Tech jobs dominate the top 25 'best' jobs in the US, Indeed says
Online job site Indeed.com's latest report on the 25 best jobs in the US found that almost half of them are in tech — and layoffs by tech firms are doing little to offset a continuing dearth of tech talent.
Gen Zers and millennials split over the appeal of remote work
More than one in three employees want fully remote work this year, but that sentiment isn't shared equally among generations. Workers also feel pay hasn't kept up with inflation.
Microsoft could layoff 11,000 employees: Reports
The move to downsize comes after the Windows maker laid off nearly 1,000 staffers in October across its Xbox and Edge divisions, citing economic headwinds.
